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mike@standardsmichigan.com

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  • “Norfolk Rhapsody” Ralph Vaughan Williams | Harker School Orchestra

    All day
    2025.05.04
    Santa Clara University | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” https://youtu.be/q7pZVRIo05U?si=F_b51knk_sQfv009

    Norfolk Rhapsody is inspired by English folk tunes, particularly from the Norfolk region, which Vaughan Williams collected himself. The piece is lyrical and evocative, capturing the pastoral beauty and maritime heritage of East Anglia. It features rich, sweeping string melodies and gentle woodwind passages, creating a reflective and nostalgic atmosphere.  The work, originally conceived as a trilogy, survives only in its first rhapsody. Its folk-inspired themes and lush orchestration showcase Vaughan Williams’ ability to transform traditional melodies into expressive, symphonic music.

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  • Disaster 500

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.08

    Today at 11 AM/ET (15:00 UTC) we review the literature that sets the standard of care for prevention, response and resilience of the education facility industry to storms, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and all other disasters.  We will examine a selection of court filings that should inform how facility managers should prepare and respond to disasters, but also identify gaps in best practice literature and (possibly) key in proposals for how those gaps may be removed.

    Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

     

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  • Nourriture Printemps

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.09

    “Spring Turning” 1936 Grant Wood,

    Overview of codes and standards relevant to the food service enterprises in K-12 schools, college and university student housing, athletic venues and university-affiliated healthcare systems.

     

    https://standardsmichigan.com/food-standards-monthly/

     

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  • Health 400 | OB-GYN

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.12

     

    With emphasis on OB-GYN because educational settlements are where families begin and grow among the young.

    Many research universities have large medical research and clinical delivery enterprises that provide significant revenue.   We periodically scan public consultations for literature that sets the standard of care for the facilities and technologies in these enterprises in education communities.

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  • Hello World!

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.14

    “Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people.

    Let your memory be your travel bag.”

    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (From “The Gulag Archipelago”)

    Today we explain our collaboration with other education settlements in the US and other nations.  We conform to participation requirements set by ANSI US Technical Advisory Groups to the International Organization for Standardization but we also have liaison with other universities in the European Union who conform to the participation requirements of their own national standards bodies.

    Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.  Because a great deal of content is copyright protected by the International Electrotechnical Commission, International Organization for Standardization and International Telecommunications Union, please contact bella@standardsmichigan.com for an advance agenda.

    https://standardsmichigan.com/international-standards-teleconference-today-11-am-eastern/

    https://standardsmichigan.com/iso-tc-309/

    https://standardsmichigan.com/iec-2021/

     

    https://standardsmichigan.com/itu-academia/

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    https://standardsmichigan.com/time-frequency-services/

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    https://standardsmichigan.com/readability-of-design-standards/

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  • Spring Sport

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.16
    sport, mercury, athletic

    https://standardsmichigan.com/spring-sport/

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  • Language 300

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.19

    “He who does not speak foreign languages
    knows nothing about his own.“

    — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

     

    “The Tower of Babel” 1563 / Pieter Bruegel the Elder

     

    Here’s a rough breakdown of the top languages on the web:

    English: 55.4% – Russian: 6.6% – Japanese: 5.4% – Spanish: 5.2% – Chinese: 4.6%

     

    One of the most contentious aspects of best practice discovery and promulgation in any domain, and no less so in educational settlements, is an agreed-upon vocabulary and shared understanding.  As we explain elsewhere in this history, when a counter-party disagrees with you, he simply switches out the vocabulary — i.e. changes definitions or adds or subtracts from the traditional meanings of things.  So we approach this topic several times a year to confirm our bearing on the meaning of things.

    We begin 2025 by breaking down this topic into four sections

    Language 100: Survey of vocabulary in the standards catalogs relevant to building and managing education settlement real assets; including legal terms.

    Language 200: Electrotechnology standard catalogs; including computer programming languages.

    Language 300: The English as the language of science and innovation; the birthplace of computing and programming, the internet’s native tongue, standardization & open source development; etc.

    Language 400: Reserved

    We observe National Poetry Month in the United States and Canada every year with an inquiry into changes in the (meaning of) definitions at the foundation of best practice literature; frequently the subject of sporty debate among experts writing codes and standards for the built environment of education communities.

    In the United Kingdom, National Poetry Month is celebrated in October, and it is known as “National Poetry Day” which has been observed since 1994. It is an initiative of the Forward Arts Foundation, which aims to encourage people to read, write and perform poetry.

    Other countries also have their own poetry celebrations, such as World Poetry Day, which is observed annually on March 21 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide.

    In past years we used a Tamil mnemonic because Tamil is the oldest surviving language and remains the spoken language of 80-odd million people of South Asia.  Alas, use of Tamil confounds our Wordpress content management system so in 2024 we began coding this topic in American English

    https://standardsmichigan.com/%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%bf-2/

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  • Building “Backup” Electric Power

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.20

    You are welcomed to join our review of backup power systems (customer-level).  Although the term “backup” is not used in the codes and standards that govern electrical power safety and reliability, “backup” is a term of art widely used in design and field practice.   Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

    https://standardsmichigan.com/backup-power-systems/

    https://twitter.com/GretaBucyte/status/1699002002095722790?s=20

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  • Bucolia 300

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.22

    “September Morn” | Paul Émile Chabas

    Review of development in safety and sustainability best practice catalogs for education community outdoor environment.

    https://twitter.com/gmkov/status/1691080398200053762?s=20

    https://twitter.com/gmkov/status/1691080398200053762?s=20

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  • United States Navy “Sleep”

    All day
    2025.05.25

    https://youtu.be/6i_-5hA1Bl0

     

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  • Scripps National Spelling Bee

    All day
    2025.05.27

    Scripps Spelling Bee Home

    https://standardsmichigan.com/%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%bf-2/

  • District Heating, Cooling & Electrical Generation

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.27

    Yes, there are technical standards and guidelines for district energy systems, though they can vary depending on the region, country, or specific application. District energy systems (DES), which provide heating, cooling, and sometimes electricity to multiple buildings from a centralized source, often rely on a combination of international standards, national regulations, and industry best practices to ensure efficiency, safety, and interoperability.
    Some key examples of relevant standards and frameworks include:
    1. ISO Standards:
      • ISO 50001: This is an international standard for energy management systems, which can apply to district energy systems to optimize energy performance and efficiency.
      • ISO 52000: Focuses on energy performance of buildings, which can tie into district energy systems when assessing overall efficiency and integration with building infrastructure.
    2. ASHRAE Guidelines (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers):
      • ASHRAE publishes guidelines like the District Heating and Cooling Design Guide, which provides technical recommendations for designing, operating, and maintaining district energy systems. It covers piping, heat exchangers, and system integration.
    3. European Standards:
      • In Europe, the CEN/CENELEC standards (e.g., EN 15316 series) address energy performance in buildings and can include aspects of district heating and cooling systems.
      • The EU Ecodesign Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive also influence technical requirements for district energy, particularly in terms of efficiency and emissions.
    4. National Codes and Standards:
      • In the U.S., standards from organizations like the International District Energy Association (IDEA) provide best practices, while local building codes (e.g., based on the International Mechanical Code) may dictate specific requirements.
      • In countries like Denmark or Sweden, where district heating is widespread, national standards (e.g., from the Danish Standards Foundation) often set detailed technical specifications for piping, insulation, and system performance.
    5. Piping and Materials:
      • Standards like ASME B31.1 (Power Piping) or EN 253 (for pre-insulated pipes) are commonly used to ensure the safety and durability of piping networks in district energy systems.
    While there isn’t a single, universal “District Energy System Standard” that covers every aspect globally, these systems are typically designed and operated based on a combination of the above standards tailored to local needs, climate, and infrastructure. If you’re looking for a specific region or component (e.g., piping, heat pumps, or controls), I can dig deeper into that for you! Let me know.
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  • Move Out Recycling

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.28

    The Impact of E-Waste / Student Art Guide

    Moving from student accommodations presents challenges to host municipalities.

    Certain requirements must be met for recycling to be economically feasible and environmentally effective. These include an adequate source of recyclates, a system to extract those recyclates from the waste stream, a nearby factory capable of reprocessing the recyclates, and a potential demand for the recycled products. These last two requirements are often overlooked—without both an industrial market for production using the collected materials and a consumer market for the manufactured goods, recycling is incomplete and in fact only “collection”.

    Today at 11 AM/E we examine the state of best practice literature – including government regulations — that apply to education communities.

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  • FinTech

    11:00 -12:00
    2025.05.29

    “Parable of the Rich Fool” 1627 Rembrandt

    Today we run a status check on public consultations released by ANSI-accredited and finance industry consortia whose involvement affects the cost of US education communities.   Ahead of quarterly county elections we examine a few tax-free bond referenda on ballots across the US for insight into the money flow through education communities.

    What is Financial Technology?

    https://twitter.com/GraemeK73/status/1643000411706589189?s=20

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Quadrivium: Spring

We’re “organized” but not too organized; like the bookseller who knows where every book can be found.

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